Young Zionist Voices

Foreword 

Eylon Levy .................................................................................................. 13

 

Introduction 

David Hazony .............................................................................................. 21 

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1 Youth Movements and the Power of the Madrich 

Eli Akerman Himelfarb .............................................................................. 27

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2 Embrace Chosenness! 

Oliver Anisfeld ............................................................................................ 34

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3 Young Jews Are Finally Learning to Fight Back 

Alissa Bernstein ........................................................................................... 40

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4 Why Mordecai M. Kaplan Matters After October 7 

Oz Bin Nun ................................................................................................. 49

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5 Our Urgent Search for New Allies 

Talia Bodner ................................................................................................ 58

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6 To Stand United, We Must Respect Our Different Paths 

Ashira Boxman ............................................................................................ 66

 

7 Does Liberal Judaism Have a Future? 

Ofer Chizik ................................................................................................. 74 

 

8 Instead of Fleeing Top Colleges, Stay and Fight 

Adela Cojab ................................................................................................. 82

 

9 The Duty of the “Inconspicuous” Jew 

Charlie Covit ............................................................................................... 90

 

10 Jews Are Different. Time to Embrace It 

Josh Feldman ................................................................................................. 96

 

11 Stop Overfocusing on Antisemitism 

Kivi Franks .....................................................................................................103 

 

12 The Jewish Family Comes First 

Tracy Frydberg ...............................................................................................109

 

13 We Are Israel’s Greatest Generation 

Avi Gamulka ..................................................................................................117

 

14 Say It Loud: Judaism Is Zionism 

Rebecca Guzman ........................................................................................... 123

 

15 The Amazing Tapestry of Our Identity 

Sadie Hilf .......................................................................................................129 

 

16 Zionism of the Heart 

Bella Ingber ................................................................................................... 135

 

17 It’s Time for the Grown-Ups to Step Aside 

Noah Katz ......................................................................................................141

 

18 A New Golden Age of American Jewry? 

Shabbos Kestenbaum ..................................................................................... 150

 

19 Seek Justice, the Jewish Way 

Issy Lyons ...................................................................................................... 157

 

20 Overcome Victimhood 

Naftali Oppenheimer .................................................................................... 164

 

21 Never Let Others Define Us 

Fayga Tziporah Pinczower ............................................................................. 172

 

22 Israeli and Proud at Columbia 

Maya Platek ................................................................................................181

 

23 Judaism Will Always Need Israel 

Elana Rabishaw ..........................................................................................190

 

24 Include Our Critics or We’ll Lose Our Soul 

Shanie Reichman .......................................................................................196

 

25 Zion, Our Spiritual Lifeline 

Noah Shufutinsky ...................................................................................... 205

 

26 How I Went from Pro-Israel Activist to “Zionist Being” 

Sabrina Soffer ............................................................................................ 212

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27 Home, Transcendence, and the Land 

Julia Steinberg ............................................................................................ 220 

 

28 Zionism Is Resilience 

Asher Stern ................................................................................................ 229

 

29 Living and Dying with Jewish Dignity 

Sahar Tartak ............................................................................................... 236

 

30 DEI, Antisemitism, and the Future of America 

Eyal Yakoby ................................................................................................244

 

31 Let Our Existence Disrupt the Narrative 

Maia Zelkha ...............................................................................................253

 

Afterword 

Zack Bodner .............................................................................................. 261

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Acknowledgments .................................................................................... 266

About the Editor ....................................................................................... 269